Local Small Business Resources 

San Luis Obispo County     Kern County     Monterey County

Learn the basics of starting a new small business in the comfort of your own home, at your convenience and pace by utilizing our free resource page. This page is a culmination of free public resources from various websites that may offer additional services for a fee. If and when you decide to invest in any service we recommend our clients to personally research for comparable businesses and prices.

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SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY

Business Organizations

• Atascadero Chamber of Commerce

• Cambria Chamber of Commerce

• Cayucos Chamber of Commerce

• Morro Bay Chamber of Commerce

• National Association of Women Business Owners - Central Coast

• Paso Robles Chamber of Commerce

• Pismo Beach Chamber of Commerce

• San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce

• South County Chambers of Commerce

• Templeton Chamber of Commerce

• Downtown Paso Robles Main Street Association

• Downtown SLO

• Women’s Network of San Luis Obispo

Tourism Organizations

• Central Coast Tourism Council 

• Highway 1 Discovery Route

• Visit Arroyo Grande

• Visit California

• Visit SLO

• Visit SLO CAL

Agriculture and Technology Associations

• Central Coast Software & Technology Association (Softec)

• Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance

• SLO County Farm Bureau
   

Daily, Weekly and Monthly Regional Print Media with Business News Sections 

• Central Coast Journal

• New Times

• Pacific Coast Business Times

• SLO Life Magazine

• The Tribune

Business Resources Affiliated with the U.S. Federal Government - National

• Association of Women's Business Centers

• America’s SBDC

• IRS - Small Business and Self-Employed Tax Center

• Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE)

• Small Business Administration (SBA)

Business Centers and Economic Development Organizations

• Cal Poly Small Business Development Center (SBDC)

• Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE)

• Cuesta College Business & Entrepreneurship Center (BEC)

• Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)

• SLO Hothouse

• SCORE - San Luis Obispo

• REACH

Business Resources Affiliated with the U.S. Federal Government 

• America’s SBDC

• Association of Women’s Business Centers

• California’s Women’s Business Centers

• IRS - Small Business and Self-Employed Tax Center

• SCORE

• U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)

Master Lists of Local Business Professional Services

• Accountants

• Advertising Agencies

• Business Attorneys

• Leasing/Real Estate Firms

KERN COUNTY

• Bakersfield Californian

• California City Chamber of Commerce

• Delano Chamber of Commerce

• Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce

• Greater Tehachapi Chamber of Commerce

• Kern County Black Chamber of Commerce

• Kern County Board of Trade, Bakersfield

• Kern County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

• Kern Economic Development Corporation

• Kernville Chamber of Commerce

• Mojave Chamber of Commerce

• Ridgecrest Chamber of Commerce

• Taft District Chamber of Commerce

• Tourism Bureau & Film Commission

MONTEREY COUNTY

• El Pajaro Community Development Corporation

• Marina Chamber of Commerce

• Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commerce

• Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce

• Professional Women’s Network of the Monterey Peninsula

• Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce

• Seaside Chamber of Commerce